Wednesday's letters: Our farmers

Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 6:14 p.m.

To the editor: While reading an article in the October issue of Our State magazine, I learned many things about farming that most of us don’t know.

For one, I didn’t know that we grow as many as 15,000-plus acres of sweet potatoes in our state. The other thing I learned was that we raise many acres of prawns in ponds. They look like shrimp and taste like lobster.

After reading this article, one can see how farmers have diversified in the past 20 years.

I am not a farmer, but after reading this story, I think we can all appreciate the farmers who grow all our food.

Bob Behmer

Hendersonville

Moral decay

To the editor: I have written in the past and expressed difference with Stephen Black on some of his columns. But his writing on Nov. 17 read as a “Watchman on the Wall.”

I have great respect for Greg Mathis and the ministry of Mud Creek Baptist Church, and we know we cannot determine the direction of our adult children. Perhaps we will hear from Greg with his evaluation of the situation.

Maybe Black’s column about this “Road to Love” — or “Lust” — will cause some to think in this age of compromise that this sleazy trash of “leg shows” is a sad road in the moral decay of our community.

Thank you and thank God for the “freedom of the press.”

Harold McKinnish

East Flat Rock

FRP morality

To the editor: Concerning the Flat Rock Playhouse: When it becomes more immoral and uses language unbecoming to God, men and women will no longer attend the plays.

One doesn’t need to take God’s name in vain and or have immorally suggestive scenes in order to entertain.

Could the change at the playhouse be a reason for the financial difficulties?

<p>To the editor: While reading an article in the October issue of Our State magazine, I learned many things about farming that most of us don’t know.</p><p>For one, I didn’t know that we grow as many as 15,000-plus acres of sweet potatoes in our state. The other thing I learned was that we raise many acres of prawns in ponds. They look like shrimp and taste like lobster.</p><p>After reading this article, one can see how farmers have diversified in the past 20 years.</p><p>I am not a farmer, but after reading this story, I think we can all appreciate the farmers who grow all our food.</p><p><em>Bob Behmer</em></p><p><em>Hendersonville</em></p><h3>Moral decay</h3>
<p>To the editor: I have written in the past and expressed difference with Stephen Black on some of his columns. But his writing on Nov. 17 read as a Watchman on the Wall.</p><p>I have great respect for Greg Mathis and the ministry of Mud Creek Baptist Church, and we know we cannot determine the direction of our adult children. Perhaps we will hear from Greg with his evaluation of the situation.</p><p>Maybe Black’s column about this Road to Love  or Lust  will cause some to think in this age of compromise that this sleazy trash of leg shows is a sad road in the moral decay of our community.</p><p>Thank you and thank God for the freedom of the press.</p><p><em>Harold McKinnish</em></p><p><em>East Flat Rock</em></p><h3>FRP morality</h3>
<p>To the editor: Concerning the Flat Rock Playhouse: When it becomes more immoral and uses language unbecoming to God, men and women will no longer attend the plays.</p><p>One doesn’t need to take God’s name in vain and or have immorally suggestive scenes in order to entertain.</p><p>Could the change at the playhouse be a reason for the financial difficulties?</p><p><em>Larry McKay</em></p><p><em>Flat Rock</em></p>